Hello @jonathan,

Summary:

Creating a font involves a good understanding of typography and the tools used to manipulate it.

• Learn Adobe Illustrator, Font Lab and Fontographer
• Understand the fundamentals of typography, and;
• Ask yourself some of the questions below

Image Credits: FontLab Studios

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Why design a custom font?:

As a part of the Hashnode rebranding, I created the font for the Hashnode logo from scratch using the principles of geometry and symmetry.

Here are some of the questions I asked myself:

1. Why design a new font?
   A fundamental question to ask yourself before designing a font is "why?". There are thousands of fonts to choose from. Is your font going to solve a problem? Where is your font going to be used most? Who is it going to be used by?
2. What fonts inspire you?
   Look at some of the fonts that inspire you and/or your design. Understand their anatomy, and learn from them.
3. Is the font going to be 'Serif' or 'Sans-Serif'?
   Understand the differences, and select a category according to the intent of designing your font. For example, if you're designing for print, then consider making it a Serif font because of improved legibility.
   (See also Serif vs Sans-Serif)
4. Are you creating a 'font' or a 'typeface'?
   Creating your own 'typeface' requires a lot of time and resources. Once you understand why you are designing your own font, you will have the answer to this question.
   (See also Fonts vs Typefaces)
5. Design for optimal legibility and readability?
   Learn the basics of legibility and readability and apply them to your design.
   (See also Legibility, Readability, and Comprehension)

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Useful resources:

1. Adobe Illustrator (Mac OS and Windows)
   Industry-standard vector editing tool.
   www.adobe.com/in/products/illustrator
2. FontLab Studio (Mac OS and Windows)
   Font editor for font professionals
   www.old.fontlab.com/font-editor/fontlab-studio/
3. Anatomy of Typography (Article)
   Understand the essentials of typography.
   www.designersinsights.com/designer-resources/anatomy-of-typography
4. How to create your own font: 18 top tips (Article)
   A guide to creating your own font.
   www.creativebloq.com/typography/design-your-own-typeface-8133919
5. Prototypo (Web tool)
   Quick, but limited,tool for generating a custom fonts.
   Suggested by @hipkiss91
   www.prototypo.io

@jonathanS Baring in mind @suleman answer, which is an excellent answer. I came across a quick tool/way of building fonts: prototypo. But you'd still have to bare in mind all the aspects of design @suleman has pointed out :)